New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-03
DEpEw AND MS MiRINE MISSION

DEPEU AID HIN VI 1TINf MINNlDN.
Last Sundsl e TRIBUNE contained among II multi
tudc OF other entertaining thin a letter written
by an earnest female Humanitarian Of the West
10 President Dcrcw les csl,lng his kindly Offices
IN behalf Of nm into rest ng charitable undertake
Ing. Her appeal to him was characterized by a
rcasonabcncss al once - sweet and SO arlCss that
We chccrfuly pay it the compliment of n rcpubli-
cation. Here IL is:
DEAR MIR Drrrw have understood that you ARE
gentleman who IL man ~ public ,pi1t and wiling to
assistance that you could 10 my scheme tht
would command support Of the public IN It's develop
ncn for the benefit of mankind We are about 10 start
fair TO be devoted to the collection Of marine animals
sea shells am living In the intcri0rof the country
but thought that you might be willing To prove your
public spirit 10y going down 10 the sands OF New YORK
and gathering of the shells whatever you please
Ia get send them Ia me for use at the fair II yo
would kindly do this yon would obligo yours truly and
30 forth.
Mr.. Dcpcw, as everybody knows. is ever ready
to l. nd "A hand TO any good cause that needs as
sistancc. And that fact renders it as good as Ger
tain that soon after the receipt Of this winning
cIislc his engagements would permit he took
the FIST tam for 'cncy Island bent on securing
for his correspondent large and varied assert
mcnt Of marine animals. sea shells, ctc. He
was ont when our reporter called yesterday morn
ng with a request for n detailed statement Of what
luck he had had at Concy Island. But doubtless
he had good uclS--hc generally has-and we can
imagine Low gratiicd his correspondent and her
fellow managers of the fair will be when the car
arrives containing the Dercw offering.
The pleasing incident has National importance
bccaLsc Of It's relation to the Interstate Commerce
bill IL was r1lmoicd at the Grand Central offices
ON Monday that President Dcpcw had telesraphcd
his cOrrcau mt That with every wish to accom-
noda1c her and wI;', qualities of time his
r,nls to 20 hdnti on a scabeat shore for marine
animals and shells he felt that by the terms OF
the bin in question he was declared from com
pIying with her request This reIort had not
the Supreme Court of the United States has wres-
ted with the true inwardness Of "the-llI<c and
contcmporlncous' scrtion Of the bill it will at
tract ttenton in railroad circles. Orr own opin
ron Is that the rcIort is unloundcd. But If PrcSl-
dent Dcpew sent TO the fair say mermaid or a
nan-cat ing shark or twOhcadcd devil fish along
with "a barrel or two OF pretty shclls-as he doubt
less did-coud not the managers of rival fair
hiring suit against him under the third section Of
the bill 4? The third section, every schoolboy
knows provides that lit shall be unlawful Tor
any common carrier subject to the provisions OF
this act to make on give undue preference or al
vantage To any particular person, company, hrln,
corpor,tion or locality" This would seem To shut
ont President Dcpcw's bcncfaction effectively
80 the report Of the Committee on Contested Seals
used TO shut out Tammany from Democratic
state Convention A Western fair-and we sub
nit this proposition in all confidence To The hait
road Commisson-whlch Is ablc to advertise that
IL will exhibit a mermaid some coSnate marine
curiosity Of Like and contemporaneous' interest,"